for the bells ring at saint peter's basilica, marking the death of benedict the 16th ah on papa fallen. yes, thanks for joining us. i'm happy new year. well here in berlin, we're counting down the final seconds to 2023. i'm. we're looking at the brandenburg gate for thousands of gutters to welcome the new year. and we're seeing my colleague, ne, how jewelry there are happy new year to you. we're just seeing those fantastic images of the countdown on the beautiful brandenburg gayden. how happy new year? happy new year. okay. though it's absolutely while

with they've had performances for the last 3 hours on hold. and the last think we had was the performance them to stop in. and everyone i've been waiting for this lead wind of change. we seem to be very appropriate song, they talked about how the tool of climate change and a lot of people also have ukraine slaughter on my mind. it's not that far away and a lot about 2 weeks. i'm self of it. so very appropriate talk to the moment and he does like, i think it's for about a few 1000 people. absolutely. so that and then people, i don't think that plato jacket just kills really people from everywhere and lots of languages. it's really, really white. that's great. now, and of course, let's not forget that it's not just here in berlin, and in germany where we've just wrong in the new year from france to spain, to morocco, to nigeria. it's 2023 already. and of course, happy new year to all our viewers around the world and who are joining us. and i've

just been speaking there to, you know, how joe, re, who's down at the beautiful brandenburg gate. it's very loud here in berlin for anyone who has not been to the german capital. now how you can confirm that i can, i can almost hear it through my microphone here, and i can actually hear it outside our studio as well. all the fireworks going off here in the german capital. now you've just touched on exactly some of the topics that i want to talk to about and tell us exactly what the parties like, cuz it's been a tool few years for everybody has no it has. and the celebration that christine right now is, i mean, it can't be taken for granted anymore because it didn't exist for the last 2 years because it was fixed, it was allowed to gather that brendan, that was nobody, they want to play with rac summit. and so today i thought family is really going for last minute shopping and dropping off and cancel the firecracker. it's good

that he does not have a night everyone potty and it really means a lot of people because people haven't been able to gather with their friends and family law simply for just to come together, which is really something special invalid. that's right. and i mean, it's been like i said, a pretty tough few years with cobra, restrictions around the world. and of course here in germany as well at berlin is normally a city that really goes big at this time a year. and like i said before, at the fireworks are not just where you are there at the brandenburg gate, but actually across the city, you can hear it here in the studio. and they have as well, you know, it's, like i said it's been tough for people. and of course there have been many, many difficult times in 2022. and let's not forget, of course, the ukraine war. and what people down there being saying to you about this past year and their hopes for 202323.

i think people are really looking so much spending time together. even though things got much better in 2020 to ones that were less of the sections of healthy. but once they get the case, you know, even though it was like a lot of people, it's much less than what it was back. and so things really haven't come back with that is assembly. and a lot of people, you know, haven't been able to see that families doing well with a lot of people, madison because that's a seal, but not everyone. and yeah it's, it's been a really just the time the people at the grading, the fact that they can get together. that's great. how will toasty 2023 when you're back in the studio a little bit later, and enjoy the celebrations. danbury at the brandenburg guy, thanks so much. all right, because later on in this hour, we'll have the full new year's eve speech by german chance her olaf sholtes in his

address to the nation will hear a pledge of support for ukraine. will tributes are pouring in from around the world for former. pope benedict who died at the age of 95 hope frances honored his predecessor at an evening service in st. peter's basilica in rome. benedict house had been declined for several years and had been largely absent from public view. political and religious leaders are expressing their condolences and sharing their memories of benedict bell stone. announcing that that a formidable benedict and many are being de respects that though he was appropriate will go down in history for an enormously significant fact. which was his resignation that had not happened for 600 years. and it was a jester of great freedom. great audacity and great courage. i believed this will make him go down in history and i, you really just cletus praise him for being the 1st to meet the victims of fiction

abuse within the catholic church or he was elected. he was in charge of the doctrinal section b c, which had responsibility for issues to do with the sexual abuse on priests. so he personally was responsible for the layer size issue over $400.00 priests around the world. that sexual abuse gadget was the device official. benedict post, repeatedly criticized for not doing enough. i don't remember him as a religious leader riley was me was did no trip within the morton weren't it's if his look was issue, he was surely a very strong thinker. a level to law, but the positions he took on abortion and homosexuality. so they're really of a different age. i think his dogma, he wasn't living in the same world. but for many people in germany, book benedict with a source of bright. he was germany's 1st pontiff in almost 500 years

that i should put it in this morning down the house, where benedict with borne has been opened and the book of condolences is on display on notice that i am of course, concerned and sadly. but you have to say, he already wrote in february after 10 years as prob ameritas, that he is now ready in prayer and devotion. he said he is ready to go before his judge. so it is a good idea for and that he is ready for the last earthly journey. it's the addition. big book, benedict barclay. you will be displayed in st. peter's bethaly kind june for 3 teeth. ah, followed by his funeral on kirsty, did he do special correspondent abraham has been following reactions in the vatican in rome for us, and we asked her what we can expect in the next few days. it was

a bit of confusing confusion. as soon as the announcement was made, the announcement of former po benedict's death was this is really an, an kind of almost unprecedented situation. feel that you have 2 hopes living at the same time. of course the protocol for what happens when a sitting pub dyson quite established and well known, but for a former po, pool after retirement, chose to stay in the vatican. there were a lot of question marks and speculation, but we do know now that on monday, pope benedict's body will be lying in state for mourners to come and pay their last respects. the funeral will happen on thursday and we know from the vatican that his wish it was that this would be that this printer would be a humble, simple funeral. and he described himself as a humble and simple man. and so he wants a funeral in that image. at the same time, he is a former head of state of the vatican as well as the pope. you know, he has

a dual function and so we can expect dignitaries, heads of state representative of diplomats and delegations. to the holy see, to also be present at that hero i abraham there. when i say look a look back now at the life of former pope benedict, the 16th and teachers square in rome, april 2005. got the name that's in get it. joseph rat, singer is elected pope benedict. the 60 is in yoda cardinelli. the lord cardinals have chosen me a simple and humble worker in the vineyard of the lord lavinia this in your house. the new polk from germany will make history. but leave a troublesome legacy. joseph rat, singer was born in bavaria in 1927. he was the youngest child of

a strictly religious family. he studied and then taught theology, and he ascended the hierarchy of the catholic church. in 1977, he was appointed archbishop of munich. shortly afterwards, he was made a cardinal. then pope john pull, the 2nd brought him to the vatican, where he was made prefect of the influential congregation for the doctrine of the faith. and when john paul died in 2005 rattling and became his successor, the new pope had a reputation for being quiet, modest and an arch conservative. he was also an intellectual and was not a man of grand gestures like his predecessor was even so his 1st trip to world youth day in germany was deemed a success. hundreds of thousands came to cheer him as well as pope. he saw himself as the guardian of the faith of the catholic church and was

a strict advocate of celibacy. he criticized the recognition of same sex relationships and condemned doctors who performed abortions. ready bennett, exhort, done all with other religions seeking contact with the leaders of the christian orthodox churches. will say, tried to improve relations with islam and judaism. but there were also setbacks. for example, when he brought the controversial society a st. tires back into the church, even though some of its leaders were anti c mites and holocaust deniers. but it was the child abuse scandals in the church that cost the dog shadow benedict bon ticket . more and more cases involving catholic clergy came to light in more and more countries. the pope spoke of his shame and he promised transparency. but his critics said he didn't do enough. years later,

the scandal was to catch up with him again. at the beginning of 2013 benedict received some cardinals in rome, with a routine meeting that became highly controversial because the pope declared he was stepping down at nab him sung to pay to the church the ship, and peter proclaimed the gospel for the strength of body and spirit and necessary that is a strength that has diminished me in recent months to such an extent that i must recognize my inability to continue to carry out properly. the ministry entrusted to me and your. the news provoked surprise and dismay in more than 600 years, no, pope had resigned his own volition. there was plenty of sympathy, though, and hundreds of thousands of people came to benedict's last. audiences took benedict left office on february the 28th 2013

a few weeks later. and there was an image for the history books to pope's standing side by side. the ameritas benedict promised obedience to his successor pipe frances. in the years that followed, benedict rarely showed himself in public. ah but at the beginning of 2022, the report of the new inquiry into the abuse scandal in germany was published it incriminated benedict, the 16th during his time is archbishop. he is said to have accepted a priest. although it was known that the man had abused children on multiple occasions. benedict had his private secretary read out a letter in which he rejected any personal guilt and offered an apology to cindy me . o me couldn't come to the unquote, own avoid up as on other occasions i can only express once again, my deep shame, my great pain form that and my sincere apologies to an old victims of sexual have

you here since she had a demand that the fed adorn, benedict critic said he was shirking his responsibility. the ameritas type himself wrote in one of his last letters that he would soon appear before the eternal judge table and was confident that he would be forgiven. here's a look at some more stories making headlines around the world swim israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has reacted angrily to a vote by the un to ask the international court of justice to prob israel's occupation of palestinian territories at and yahoo's government, which took office 2 days ago, as sat settlement expansion as a priority. douglas good, i'm good to go. a norway based human rights group says at least one person has been killed in giovanni route, a kurdish city in western ran a video posted on social media, allegedly shows the revolution regards clashing with protesters. people had

gathered to commemorate the 40th day after the killing of 7 curtis demonstrators. russia has carried out another wave of missiles drives across ukraine with air rate warnings across the country. the attacks came just 2 days after one of the largest air bombardments since the start of the war. the ukrainian capital bore the brunt where at least 10 explosions were report, it keeps him air vitality catch go said at least one person was killed. and a japanese journalist is among those injured russian miss files over ukraine. on the last day of the 1st year of wal, several waves of attacks hit key infrastructure targets with debris also falling on residential areas. not one of these shock from the blast to me, my husband against the wall, she said, look good than we heard the glass in the window shutter and then there was explosion after explosion. much of a very lovely one. at least one person died and others were injured. the attack on

the ukrainian capital lasted almost 3 hours. a russian messiah landed in front of a hotel with people shocked by the timing of the attack. there could shout, at least on his holiday. she said the day when the whole world celebrates, we were hoping for a miracle he could you go instead, you're sitting in the corridor and you don't know what's all if you'll be alive to morrow. by a 5th grader, he and his nurse gives the valley this after this event when an em. how doesn't it? so they are trying with all their might to spoil new years for as a waiter, but they can't do it. we will prevail. and when with mold death and destruction, it's a bitter end to the year for the people of keep. fortunately, superstar christiane rinaldo has found a new footballing home in riyadh with saudi arabian side al nasser. rinaldo has penned a 2 year deal at the club. the 37 year old had been a free agent since leaving manchester united on the eve of the guitar world cup

pass off the press. this is the shirts they all now want. i'll massa, rinaldo new club held his signing as quote history in the making. it's a significant boost for football in saudi arabia and the middle east put them helena to pull him up. he was having rinaldo. we'll boost the value of the saudi league. if you look at the tweets in the views they're getting lots of people abroad talking about this deal. it's a deal that will never happen again into the catalog. rinaldo will reportedly on around $200000000.00 a year from the deal making him the highest paid footballer in history. he previously rejected a move to the country, but was seemingly left with few options after his acrimonious departure from manchester united that had followed scathing comments in a television interview. people should listen the true. yes, i feel betrayed than i felt that some people didn't want me here not only this year,

but last year to rinaldo also endured a disappointing recent world cup with portugal benched in the knockout rounds. he left the field in tears off to portugal. caught a final exit to morocco. but there is no doubting the place star quality. he's won the palace door 5 times for the world's best footballer. and in a club career spanning 2 decades with fourteen's, he's made 951 appearances, scoring an incredible 701 goals. he's racked up 7 leak titles in england, spain and italy. and when the champions league 5 times. as for saudi arabia, it will again face accusations of sports, washing using sport to distract from human rights abuses and boost the countries image. a shock world cup victory of argentina brought a wave of football fever to saudi arabia, the country, and the play. rinaldo,

a boast now entering new territory. well, here's reminder of the top story we're following for you. the german capital berlin has rung in the new year with an open party at the landmark brandenburg gate. other major capitals around the world have been celebrating the arrival of 2023, with spectacular fireworks shows. of your seeing images there of the berlin skyline with alexander class. they're on the left, obviously. right, but you are up to date here on d, w. it's good bye from me for now and happy new year and leave you with the at german chance her off shell says new year address lou, even with burg along with burger, hard to not get unfair. the c r 2 and in case galvis looked like seeing the bid at

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